Celebrity speaker

Looking for a celebrity speaker in New Zealand? Sometimes it’s nice to have someone that your audience might recognise!

I’ve been a celebrity speaker since 2003 when I won, and broke the world record, for the trans-Atlantic rowing race. I was back in the news again a few years later when I completed the first ever unsupported, unresupplied trek to the South Pole by kiwis.

I’ve co-hosted three series of the TVNZ documentary series ‘First Crossings’ and ‘Intrepid NZ’ – recreating the adventure stories of early NZ pioneers.

I’ve written or co-written three books. The Sunday Star Times Award winning ‘The Oarsome Adventures of a Fat Boy Rower’ – about the trans-Atlantic rowing race and ‘Escape to the Pole’, about the trek to the South Pole. Also ‘First Crossings’, which describes ten of the best stories from the TV show.

But before all that I was a management consultant. So it’s from my unique background in business consulting and ultra-endurance adventures, that I share powerful, battle-tested tools and techniques that make your team more effective in taking on big challenges, and more resilient when dealing with adversity.

I tell surprising true stories of surviving towering waves, desperate ocean chases and yawning icy abysses that keep your team enthralled, while I coach them to higher levels of performance.

After taking part in one of my keynotes or workshops your team will have the skills and attitude to expand what they are capable of, to take ownership of problems and apply themselves with renewed enthusiasm and persistence.

If you’re after a celebrity speaker to add some spark to an event, someone who is going to entertain as well as inform then drop me a line using the contact form below.